Vehicle-wheel-rim scraper.



J. DQHILL. vemcLt WHEEL Rm sonnen. APPLICATION FILED APR. Il. 19H- Patentd Mar. 19, 19l&

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEErcE.' f

JEss D HILL, or SULPHUR, OKLAHOMA.

VEHICLE-WHEEL-RIM SCRAPER.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnss- D. Hmm a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Sulphur,' in the county of Murray and State of 'Cklahoma, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements. in Vehicle-Wheel-Rim Scrapersfofwhich the following is a speciremoved from the rim of the `wheel while the.

same is in motion. r l One of the objects of the invention is to provide a device that will thoroughly remove all mud and other foreign substances from the rim and sides of the felly of the wheel so that the wheel will be less likely` to embed itself in muddy or soft ground while the vehicle is being drawn from the same. V V

Y A'further object of the invention is to provide ak device of this character having means for vpermitting an adjustment of the scraper elements so that the proper pressure may be maintained for-effectively removing the mud from the rim and sides of the felly of the wheel. v

Another 'object of the invention is Vthe provision of a device of this character having a novel method of attaching' the same to the wagon body whereby the scraper elements may be properly disposed with respect to the vehicle wheel.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a vehicle wheel rim scraper which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple inl construction, vbut durable and well adaptedto withstand-*the rough usage to which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a fulldescriptionof ythe invention and the advantagesand merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and 'the accompanying vdrawings,

wherein is illustrated the preferredzform of my invention, in which; f

Figure y1 is a fragmentar `rear end elevation of a wagon showing 'tlie invention'applied thereto. a e

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of a wagon showing the invention applied Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

Fig. 4 is a detail section taken on the line f i ofFig. 1, and f Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a slightly modified construction.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 3131319, 1918,r Application filed April 11, 1917. l Serial No.` 161,256. Y Y A Referring to the drawing, wherein is illusi trated the .preferred form of my invention, and in which like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the wagon body A is mounted upon a bolster B in the usual manner. At

the end ofY thefbolster, which projects out-- wardly beyond the side of the Vwagon body, isthe usual standard C which is in contact with the side of the wagon'body in thel usual manner. The wheel D 1s, of course, mounted upon the axle of the Wagon and is spaced from the body ofthe wagon in about-the proportion shown by the drawing.

Attached `to thestandard C is a pair of longitudinally projecting yokes l and 21 the terminals of which are provided with openings through which suitable fastening elements are projected and engaged (with the standard C for 'attaching the yokesto the standard. A brace member 3'is constructed from suitable strap iron and is formed, as clearly shown by Fig. k1 of the drawing with an angularly disposed portion lhaving one end bent to contact with the standard C and the same is fastened thereto with anyfsuitable fastening element. vThe opposite Vend of the angularlydisposed Vportion is curved inwardly andrests upon the topV surface of the extended end of the bolster B. This brace member yhas a purpose and serves a function that will more clearly appear. as the description progresses. A supporting standard 5 is of substantially rectangular configuration in cross-section at its' upper end, thissquare or rectangular portion taking about half the length of the said standard while the remaining portionv of the standard is of cylindrical .formation `and 1s extended into a sleeve 6 adapted to beembraced by the yokes l and 2. The lower end of the sleeve 6 whichV embraces the s ald cylindrical portion is beveled forl contacting with" the angularly disposed portion/l ofthe brace member 3. This construction ypermits the supporting standard to be held 1n the proper-'position Vwhen itsend is in engagement with the brace member 3 and the angulardisposition of the contactmgrend of the supporting standard carries a right angularlv projecting retaining armv 7 whichv projects out toward the wheel I) and is braced against accidental displacement by two pieces of strap iron 8 which have their intermediate portions fastened adjacent the upper end `of the supporting standard and their upper ends connected to the arm 7. The lower ends ofthe strap iron 8 are fastened Yto the upper end of the standard C thereby effectively bracing the supporting standard 5 and the arm 7.

Fastened to the arm 7 at a point directly above the wheel D is a clamp' 9 comprising an upper portion 10 anda lower portion 11. The upper portion 10 of `the clamp is eX- tended'out over the wheel as clearlyT shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing to provide a spring member 12 having anV adjusting screw 13 screw threadedly,mounted inlitsv terminal. The lower portion 11 of the clamp 9 is also yprovided with anextension which is considerably longer than the extension 12 and which is of arcuate vformation so that its terminal is in engagement with the rim of the wheel thereby providing al scraper blade 14 for the wheel rim. The terminal of the scraper blade is flared outwardly to increase the width of the same so that the entire surface of the wheel rim may be scraped. It is obvious that when the adjusting screw 13 is vextended through the member 12 toa greaterV or less distance, the pressure of the scraper element 14 on the wheel rim may be correspondingly adjusted. Y Mounted` on the arm 7, at each side of the clamp member 9, is another scraper member 15 which consists of a scraper blade 16 disposed vertically and in contact with the sides of the wheel felly. The upper end of each scraper member 15 is provided with a pair of fastening bolts, embracing the upper and lower sides of the arm 7 and connected to a clamp plate 16 which contacts withthe arm 7 thereby fastening each scraper blade 15 to the arm. Fig. 4 of the drawing clearly shows the two scraper membersl and it will be obvious that when the wheel is covered with mud and the wagon is put in motion, the rotation of the wheels will cause the scraper elements 14 and 15 to act` upon the rim and sides of the felly ofthe wheel i so that the mudrwill be` thoroughly re moved. This will permit the wagon to more freely be drawn through muddy ground such' as isL found in certain parts of the country. The burden ofthe team'V drawing the wagon VK*will be greatlyy lightened since it is well known that in some sections of thev country orwhatis't'erned the black mudfsections' it' is often necessary to ob'- tainthe assistance of'an extra teamof draft animals to'hau'lf a wagon from the mud be`- cause of the fact that' the wheels arer so thoroughly caked and covered with the mud .length than thestrap irons 8 of the above described form and are fastened to the upper end of the standard C and alsoto' the upper end of the supporting standard 5. This device is intended for use more; especially with the front wheels of the vehicle or wagon and it will be observed that the scraper elements 14 and 15 must' belowered toeen'gage the smaller wheel d. Furthermore, this construction permits relative movement of the scraping device with respect to the periphery of the wheel which will occur when the wagon isv tted with wagon springs for absorbing jar and vibra-` tion. To assist in holding the scraper elements-14` and 15 .in their proper yrelative positions during the spring action of `the wagon body, I have provided a coil ktension spring 17 having'lone terminal fastened to the arm7 and thev opposite terminal'provided `with ay hook adapted to be releasably engaged with a ring 18 carried by the brace member 3. Therefore, when the .wagon body moves up and down due to vibration thereof, the spring 17 will tend to hold the scraper elements in the proper engagement for performing their prescribed function.

'From the foregoing it will be .observed that a very simple and durable vehicle wheel rim scraper has been provided, the details of which embody theA preferred form.; I desire it to be understood however, that slight changes in the minor details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended. Y

I claim 1. In combination with a wagon standard and a wagon wheel, ay supporting standard fixed to the wagon standard `and including an angularly disposed bracefixed.l to the wagon standard and engaged by the beveled end-of the said sleeve, scraper elements supported bythe upper end of the supporting standard and provided with a retaining 'arm carried by kthe said wagonstandard, and means. for. adjusting the tension of the said scraper elements.. 1 f

,2. In'combination'with a wagon standard and awagon wheel,` a supporting'standard carried by the wagon standard. and including a cylindrical sleevehaving yoneend beveled, an angularly disposed brace carried by the wagon standard and receiving the beveled endf of the` said sleeve and scraper'elea cylindrical sleeve having one end beveled,

ments' supported'bygtherupper endg-of the f Y 3. In combination `With a Wagon standard and a Wagon Wheel, a-supporting standard carried by the Wagon standard and includ' ing a sleeve having one end beveled, an anzgulai' brace carried by the Wagon standard and engageable with the beveled end of the said sleeve, Scraper elements supported by the upper end of the supporting standard,

a retaining arm carried by the said stand-- ard and attached to the said scraper element, one of the said scraper elements including a clampl embracing the said retaining arm and Gopies of this patent may be obtained for lhaving an arcuate extension terminating in engagement with the periphery of the Wheel, and` means carried by the clamp and engageable with the 'extension to adjust the pressureof the extensionon the said Wheel In testimony whereof IV aiiixV my signa-y ve cents each, by addressing thecommissioncr of Patents.

Washington, D. C.k 

